Italian top flight professional football is one of the oldest establishments in the global game, with a rich history of crowning achievements, world-class heroics, and a number of scandals.

Four Napoli first-team players are expected to be unavailable for their final match of the 2024-25 season, at home against Cagliari on Friday night, which will result in a second Serie A title in three years if the Partenopei rise to victory at the Maradona.

As a thrilling season comes to an end, Napoli fans remain calm and confident as the city prepares for a historic night with the Serie A title hanging in the balance ahead of Friday’s final match.

Napoli has not had as long a wait having won Serie A in 2023, but reclaiming it would be arguably one of Conte’s biggest achievements. The 55-year-old Conte inherited a team that was coming off a horrible season, having put up one of the worst title defenses in history, finishing 10th and churning through three coaches.

A fourth Scudetto for this football-mad city would write McTominay ... Liam Henderson became an Empoli centurion and Josh Doig won the Serie B title with Sassuolo. Now it’s down to McTominay and Gilmour to capture the biggest prize of all and achieve ...